Growing plants

What do seeds need to germinate?

• Air

• Water

• Warmth

• All of these

During the early stages of germination, the seedling gets food from the

• Soil

• Cotyledons

• Seed coat

• Seed pores

The outer covering that protects the baby plant inside the seed

• Shoot

• Cotyledons

• Bud

• Seed coat

Reema is sprouting some moong seeds on wet cotton. Which part of the moong plants will she see FIRST as the seeds begin to sprout?

• The bud

• The stem

• The leaves

• The root

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The result of germination is :

• Seedling

• Root

• Fruit

• Flower

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Why do seeds need to travel?

• To escape from the parent plant

• To find better soil

• To escape from animals

• To make a new plant

Which of the following seed is dispersed by water?

• Maple seeds

• coconut seed

• cocklebur

• peas

Which of the following is not an agent of dispersal?

• Wind

• Water

• Soil

• Animal

Which of the following seeds are dispersed by explosion?

• Maple seeds

• beans

• cocklebur

• lotus seed

Why are maple seeds carried away in the air?

• They have light wing-like structures

• They have fibrous covering

• They are light and spongy

• They have spines